Have you spent an embarrassing amount of money on microtransactions? Did you suffer through hours of a game that you hated just to get a virtual trophy? Are you setting alarms to log on at ungodly hours of the morning to make it to an in-game event? If so, this episode might be for you.Links:Jared recommends Crossplay, "a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and video games" by Patrick Klepek: https://www.crossplay.news/Hear more from Jared on Debaser: A Film Podcast! Follow Jared on BlueSky!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky!Follow the show on Instagram!Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oilLicense code: 9EGBBNVRIOZETSGS
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12: Terror-tomas w/ Dr. Ella Hubber
Get ready to sink your teeth into this week’s topic: teratomas. What is a tumor, and how do they sometimes grow structures like teeth and hair? What is it really like to work in a research lab? Who would we cast in a teratoma puppet duet musical? Find out with us.Links:Hear more from Ella on Let's Learn Everything!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky!Follow the show on Instagram!Credits:Editing by Jared RuskMusic from #Uppbeat, https://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oil License code: 34AJY50U4F8EF7VF
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11: Freaks with Beaks w/ Ralph Crewe
Who is the absolute worst mom in the animal kingdom? Why is there an ominous population of black vultures haunting Pennsylvania? In your relationship, are you the crab or the raptor? Explore these questions and more with Ellen and special guest, science communicator Ralph Crewe, as we bob for viscera with some of nature's gnarliest bird facts.Special thanks to Jared Rusk for editing help on this episode!Links:Follow Ralph on Instagram and check out his work on the Practical Engineering Channel!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky!Follow the show on Instagram!Music: "Snake Oil" by Doug Organ, from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oilLicense code: YTJL04XPFNDGFD0C
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10: The Funcanny Valley w/ Tom Lum
Why do we feel so weird when robots look a little too much like humans? How have artists navigated the uncanny valley - whether narrowly avoiding it or intentionally plunging into the psychological trench? Ellen & guest, science communicator Tom Lum, ride the zombie train right into the uncanny valley.Links:Follow Tom on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube!Follow Ellen on TikTok!Follow Spellbound and Gagged on Instagram!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oilLicense code: P8DTLVUL1FZUMREF
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9: Sex, Drugs, and Rocket Fuel
Who is the mysteriously unnamed "rocket enthusiast" behind the founding of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory? Ashley uncovers the story of rocket engineer Jack Parsons and his relationship to space, occultism, sex rituals, L. Ron Hubbard, and more.Links:Follow Ashley on Threads and check out her podcast Taboo Science!Follow Ellen on TikTok!Follow Spellbound and Gagged on Instagram and Facebook!Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oilLicense code: O018QFJ6T1Y1703L
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